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On-line Course February 7 – March 14, 2005 Joint offering of the National Disaster Coordination Council, Philippines and the World Bank Institute LAUNCH OF ONLINE COURSE on COMPREHENSIVE NATURAL DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT in Philippines Advanced Science and Technology Institute, CP Garcia Ave, UP Diliman, Quezon City Feb. 7, 2005 An opening workshop in Manila has launched officially the on-line course in disaster risk management for Philippines . The course is a joint effort of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) of the Philippines, the World Bank Institute and and three universities with Knowledge for Development Centers: Silliman University, Saint Paul University Philippines, and Notre Dame University. The course runs till March 14. The launch was held via a multisite videoconferencing, with the main site at the Advanced Science and Technology Institute - Department of Science and Technology in Manila, and video link with participating universities, Saint Paul in Luzon, Silliman in the Visayas, and Notre Dame in Mindanao. The course is the first of its kind in the Philippines and also the first time for WBI to run it at the country level through the initiative of local country partners. With great support from WB Manila office the three Knowledge for Development Centers have been working with the regional offices of the Office of Civil Defense - NDCC to promote the course, guide participants, and offer the use of computer and reference facilities at the KDCs. While the original course was developed in WBI with support from Hazard Management Unit and proVention Consortium, it will be customized for the Philippines through a series of writeshops, input from subject matter experts, course participants, practitioners, and representatives from the three universities. View a video of the launch at http://ndcc.gov.ph/ndcc/ Language The language of the course is English.  Cost No cost to participants. Course Format The course consists self-paced modules, discussion forums, exercises, readings, case studies, tests and learning via interaction with program faculty and peers. Moreover, for each module there are 2 to 3 audio sessions of expert lectures for 40–45 minutes each.  Course Expectations Participants are expected to commit 8–10 hours per week (per module) in order to gain the most out of this course in addition to: ·        Complete the required reading assignments ·        Participate in all online activities. Participation involves posting a minimum of two messages per week that are substantive in nature. The message can be either a new topic or a reply to someone else's message. Participants are encouraged to post more often than twice a week in order to be involved more deeply into topics. ·        Participate in videoconferencing and asynchronous chat sessions (if applicable) ·        Complete assignments and end of course project - Complete course evaluation at the end of the course
System Requirements of the Course ·      Hardware: Pentium 166 or faster, 64Mb Memory, CD-ROM, Sound Card - Software: Windows 95,98,ME,NT 4,2000 or XP Internet Explorer 4 or higher, Netscape 4 or higher Microsoft Office 2000 (Word,Powerpoint) Acrobat Reader 5
Application The deadline for registration is January 22, 2005. Qualified participants will be notified by January 29, 2205.  Application can be made online or by filling out the attached application form (doc).  Apply online    |
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